Fifth Reform UK MP Elected | Basildon South And East Thurrock Vote In James McMurdock

Reform UK has secured a fifth seat as the final election result in England was declared at South Basildon and East Thurrock, following a recount.
James McMurdock narrowly defeated the Labour candidate by 98 votes, replacing Conservative Stephen Metcalfe.
He joins leader Nigel Farage as the second Reform UK MP in Essex after Farage's victory in Clacton.
Peter Cardwell speaks with Talk's International Editor, Isabel Oakeshott.
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[@michaelillingworth6433]

Never voting Conservative or Labour again in my life

[@purplelove937]

Everyone needs to apply to vote now too many people didn’t apply to vote for reform

[@mikestravelshow]

I don't know if you recall but farage himself has said he will be fighting the whole voting system.@@purplelove937

[@brentmeistergeneral1054]

If you voted Reform, chances are you wouldn't have voted Labour ever anyway.

[@davidstrudwick6879]

@@michaelillingworth6433 green?

[@PeterStone-ch9dw]

@@davidstrudwick6879 No chance

[@christianmungo2342]

We all must stay with Reform now … no going back 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Vote Reform party👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@chris.bcfc.keeprighton.5685]

Vote Reform get National Front.

[@iandawe948]

Since when as 5 been anything to get excited about

[@chuckleeson8858]

@@chris.bcfc.keeprighton.5685idiot

[@richardeggett392]

@@chris.bcfc.keeprighton.5685 The way this country is going we will need a national front.

[@D...........33]

100%😊😊😊😊

[@neilmyers605]

Well done Reform.

[@user-sj4of7rq5l]

James McMurdock, will become famous very quickly, well done young man.

[@kaxar6954]

The media will try to stitch him up. He should be very selective with giving interviews. He needs to set up a You Tube channel.

[@lasttango7522]

​@@kaxar6954Yeah totally agree. Should imagine he will not be green around the gills with the loons around.

[@paule6676]

I was best friends at sandon school with him. Story will be coming soon.

[@kaxar6954]

@@paule6676 Great. He will need lots of help to run his constituency.

[@paule6676]

@kaxar6954 this guy will not last long, you will hear details about his ex girlfriend Leanne who he booted in the head and plead guilty in a court of law. Wish it wasn't true

[@jenniferbarry5887]

Just shows that James McMurdock has integrity, resiliance, initiative and plenty of get up and go. Just what our country needs.

[@bcanuck]

I read in his wiki page "McMurdock says his banking career included roles at Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs, and Lehman Brothers." Am hoping he's not like most of the the other banker/politicians.

[@pickledirick8338]

@@bcanuck Clearly not since he stood for Reform

[@harold6863]

@@bcanuckpoacher turned gamekeeper 👍

[@janicelee9709]

I agree he's done really well. He deserves a chance to represent his constituents. Good luck to him 🇬🇧

[@PeterStone-ch9dw]

@@bcanuck I don think so. This is brilliant. Another reform MP to keep an eye on the boat crossings. Also it's just as well there is a handful of Mps as maybe, if there was more then it would be hard to find out the views of other potential Mps. We know about Nigel, Lee, Rupert, Richard and a bit about the new guy.

[@cathylaver4146]

Well done Reform !! Brilliant start for a new party

[@davidstrudwick6879]

Reform are a ltd company not a party

[@susanjackett9268]

A miracle and even more so seeing as they win a lot of votes in many constituencies, this is just the start!

[@chucky2316]

@@davidstrudwick6879 unlike you then 😆

[@The_Stranger1986]

​@@davidstrudwick6879 F***ing what? 😂🤡

[@Craig121000]

Reform has five seats, the Liberal Democrats had eight at their lowest. Not so good.

[@user-os7yt9qr8l]

Well done Reform uk, take your country back ,Ireland 👏 👍

[@dilltdog1158]

We don't have the collective spine of you freedom fighters in Eire who are kicking against the pricks.

[@user-po2qb6cm9q]

@@user-os7yt9qr8l The Right wing English DETEST Irish people. Remember what they put up in the windows of guest houses back in the day? 🤔

[@user-po2qb6cm9q]

@@dilltdog1158 Well according to Sinn Fein,the locals that protest are racists and right wing. No wonder their vote is collapsing

[@vjamesg100]

You need to take your country back. Best of luck from England.

[@user-po2qb6cm9q]

@@vjamesg100 England doesn't belong to a rag tag bunch of far right Putinists.

[@martinknox303]

Always backing Reform. My party!!

[@gdfggggg]

Same

[@davidstrudwick6879]

@@martinknox303 how is reform plc your party? You can’t even become a member

[@christinalayzelle832]

Same.

[@atiaitken8769]

Same

[@colinmelling6369]

Superb. Well done Reform for getting millions of votes.

[@craigedwards7062]

​@@A.F.A.A.L??

[@michaelmcpherson8287]

How many seats?

[@colinmelling6369]

@@michaelmcpherson8287 enough to build on .

[@rogerbennett9641]

@@michaelmcpherson8287 A few more than the official Gaza party or is it the same number? The future of British politics?

[@juliegwilliam8503]

4.1 million votes🎉 14.3% of the votes beating the Lib Dems 12.2% in to 3rd place🎉

[@johnedwards2920]

Now lets get Labour out and bin the ECHR and get Bexit DONE

[@CapoKabar]

👊🏻🤜🏻🤜🏻🤜🏻Yay Reform!!!!!!!

[@grahamcoulter2610]

Reform the 3rd largest supported Party in UK WOW. The people have spoken.

[@120VITO]

The gormless perhaps. 😮

[@johnclegg4993]

@@120VITO different views, so abuse people as usual.

[@michaelmcpherson8287]

One must take pity on you.

[@jeffsimon9594]

@@120VITO Perhaps not

[@jamesrobert4106]

All done within 3 years!

[@mogznwaz]

Reform have achieved something quite remarkable

[@samanthapage2892]

They have a common goal go for it Reform UK

[@oWarCloudo]

Vote Reform - 2029 🇬🇧

[@Tee12343]

Na the party would have collapsed by then ..

[@christopher554]

In your dreams 😂

[@markennyee]

I have a strong feeling it wont take that long

[@deanosaur808]

Nigel will stand down within a year. He's got a taste for reality TV now 😂

[@Craig121000]

Labour will win the next election, and Farage won't even be around.

[@samanthapage2892]

It’s a great start well done Reform UK

[@amandalee215]

Never voting Tory again Reform UK will be getting my vote from now on

[@deanosaur808]

Shame on you for voting Tory 💩

[@raymonddonaghy2314]

​@deanosaur808 better than any ot the others on offer

[@deanosaur808]

@@raymonddonaghy2314 we are worlds apart politically, they only serve the interests of the few. You're alright jack, don't give a damn about anyone else.

[@4faxache935]

From little acorns, mighty oak trees grow. Well done Reform. Onwards and upwards.

[@yvonne43249]

Well done Reform ❤ Well done Nigel Farage ❤

[@Ispy007]

Good, well done. Reform, let's build a real opposition to the establishment.

[@UnhappyCamper-dj2fi]

No. Let replace those complacent idiots. Reform for me.

[@davidstrudwick6879]

@@Ispy007 what makes you think reform aren’t part of the establishment? Is it because Farage the stockbroker millionaire like a pint? He’s as much part of the establishment he just fools folk into believing he isn’t

[@Walkthroughs23]

Absolute brilliant news for Reform. 👍🏻🙂

[@thegeneralmitch]

didn't matter how many times they recounted the vote, they couldn't find a way to prevent reform getting a fifth seat. 😂

[@roberthancox]

Probably so true.

[@campbell4show]

Something tells me we need a recount everywhere!

[@iandawe948]

Tinfoil hat alert

[@jordanwalsh9097]

Bless, don't run with scissors

[@The_Stranger1986]

​@@iandawe948 Hardly a tinfoil hat theory when we know it to be a fact. They recounted multiple times because they couldn't believe that Reform received the amount of support they did.

[@samanthapage2892]

Fantastic Five well done James brilliant

[@flashtheoriginal]

Proud to be a REFORMIST

[@thedangler1754]

Excellent news, more to build upon.

[@purplelove937]

Everyone needs to apply to vote now and anyone who turns 18 should immediately apply to vote don’t wait till last minute and miss out

[@Redacted0766]

6 weeks 5 MPs that's fookin' awesome... 4-5 years 300 MPs... MBGA Make Britain Great Again

[@jordanwalsh9097]

Delusional, don't forget to take your meds

[@deanosaur808]

Aerosmith.. you the song 😂👍

[@TheHeninhardenne]

Why vote labour who would open the border even wider?

[@ML-xh1go]

The do gooders the lefty lawyers and the charities,

[@hiyadroogs]

Radical Islam?

[@johnclegg4993]

Who would think they were a change? 😮

[@MsJackrussell2]

Unfortunately, people vote with their emotions, giving little thought to the long-term consequences of their actions.

[@DanMan-4life]

I trust him to sort it then other guy that guy paid millions for places that been sold to a currypt contrie we need a new approach going back into the EU would help us greatly

[@davidjanicecoon2763]

Great job Reform

[@robbieturner3890]

27th London march,keep the pressure on the establishment let's grow this revolution ,Nige for pm Well done Reform ,let's take our country back 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@captaincabbage-ny9lu]

I'll be there, as I was on 1st June, and I'll be taking friends and my teenage son. Let's go, time to stand !

[@robbieturner3890]

​@captaincabbage-ny9lu thanks for the support together we can make a change

[@captaincabbage-ny9lu]

@@robbieturner3890 I can assure you that I am very much aware of what is coming down the track if we don't. Disaster beyond the imagination of most people. As a nation and as a people we have our backs against the wall, and the forces arrayed against us are many and varied.

[@brt246]

From the ashes of disaster rise the Famous Five that will be a thorn in the side of the elite....🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Reform all the the way 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧😊👍

[@Graham-rc1cp]

“The elite” what you mean like a privately educated multi-millionaire ex-commodity trader who banks at Coutts? 😂😂😂

[@jeffsimon9594]

@@Graham-rc1cp When your hero Mick Lynch starts a political party, you be sure to let us know, okay?

[@howdan1985]

​@@Graham-rc1cp*ex-Coutts. Or: "Highly successful businessman and popular politician who won the Brexit Vote, gained 3.6 MILLION votes in 2015 and 4 MILLION votes in 2024". There, fixed it for you.

[@brondahawkins9264]

​@Graham-rc1c get over yourself. Farage has done more for us than anyone. Who cares about his bank account. Do you criticise sunak or starmer for being wellheeled?

[@iandawe948]

​@@howdan1985 Tell us what he won for us then aside from the mess were in already

[@margaretpepper3550]

Excellent news!! Well done that young man!! The REAL people had enough & they want their country back!!

[@VWT25badvan]

Absolutely brilliant well done REFORM and so it begins 🎉🎉🎉🎉🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@diane115]

Well done Reform

[@SMG706]

Marvelous achievement by Reform UK , I hope all who voted will stay the course .

[@howdan1985]

Fantastic news! Having helped with the campaign in Clacton yesterday it made me so happy to see Nigel and REFORM 🇬🇧 achieve such a historic result. 4 MILLION votes is phenomenal.

[@vincentblack7467]

Nice one, Reform UK..

[@TheStorm270]

Fantastic news! Well done Reform UK 😊💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@bluezebra007]

What fabulous news 🙌🏼 Now the hard work begins to Reform UK. Very pleased we voted 🗳️ for a relatively new party, which has great potential. Roll on 2029 General Election 🗳️

[@joycawthorne8215]

WILL ALWAYS BACK REFORM 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🩵REFORM🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🩵KEEP THE FAITH …KEEP GOING …WE WILL WIN 👍👍👍👍

[@777colin1]

Thank you Isabel, for always telling it like it is. Reform UK for me and it will always be

[@b8nnytez]

Excellent news! Well done Nigel and the rest!!👍👍👍👍

[@kevinmoore7255]

Great result for this young man !

[@user-oz7jn2kg5p]

5 glorious seats and the most feared politician has one, this is a win win!

[@anthonyatherton5994]

100% team farage 👏👏🇫🇴🇬🇧

[@Stilgar74]

Fantastic news ! bring on the REFORMation

[@stevehazam9991]

CONGRATULATIONS REFORM PARTY, AND TO ALL WHO HAD THE COURAGE AND CONVICTION TO TRUST REFORM, TO THE PEOPLE THAT DID NOT , YOU ADDED MORE NAILS IN THE COFFIN OF THIS NATION.

[@ccarmencavallaro46]

Labour, Conservative, Conservative, labour that’s why we are in the mess we’re in now. Bring on Reform.

[@user-jg9zr8my8h]

The silent majority of the this country just needed a leader, now we have got one,

[@zenex1741]

Silent? They've been crying the loudest since 2016.

[@iandawe948]

Can you tell us that arent so well informed. What is it about garage that so many racists and homophobes admire so much

[@julieclonan2427]

​@@zenex1741The 80s for some of us.

[@deanosaur808]

The silent majority stayed at home 😂👍

[@user-ew2kq4iv5b]

That young man fought this by himself, well done to him British grit and determination. I hope Nigel Farage now goes and sees him and gives him some support from the party.

[@kelvinsmith7257]

Voted for reform & become a member today, congratulations on the fifth mp member. Let it keep going forward 🇬🇧

[@DebMaddock]

Same here. Yay for us. X

[@onetruesaxon6417]

The real fight starts now 🇬🇧

[@pinktulipwoman4212]

5 MPs is enough to be the fire starter we need in this country… onwards!

[@yuhuihe8477]

5 stars ! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, well done Reform!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@user-nc1rf5if1u]

Lab/Cons been around since queen Victoria so Reform is a new party

[@YvonneBenson-hg5yn]

Labour only came about in the early 1900’s. Started off as a small party- handful of new mp’s . Queen Victoria dead by then. Get your facts right.

[@chrisfryer7728]

Great now 5 Reform MP'S. Reform UK all the way.

[@louisemiller3784]

Love that Reform is snapping at the heels of the Tories and Labour making them jump

[@noelfleming3567]

Badly needed

[@172louis]

Good point. Reform being in the position they are in now might put pressure and the wind up Labours arse and they will start to doing the right things the country wants them to do. If they don't, they could get the same treatment as the conservatives did else I can see in four years time.

[@Colin-to1nv]

Did Isobel find out from Mahyar Tousi's channel, etc, that James McMurdock got by without an election agent, and his "team" at the election counts were solely his loving parents? That's what James said to Nigel on the phone after the result was declared!

[@MJODENG]

Surprising and fun news with the fifth representative James McMurdock of Reform UK 🇬🇧 in Parliament. Good luck to the Reform group from supporters in Norway 🇳🇴

[@23rdjune]

James McMurdock is a local lad from where he has been elected and has a degree in finance. He has worked in investment banking and has "facilitated billions of dollars in business deals across sectors including energy, infrastructure and manufacturing for both global corporations and developing countries governments" He is 38 years old.

[@johnclegg4993]

The lunatic left will have him a Nazi by Sunday.

[@sumary7663]

Sounds excellent 👏

[@noelfleming3567]

If he represents his community and is a decent man good luck to him .he's going to meet some sharks now 😮

[@Robbie-Rabbit]

reform, I will be voting for you again, till next time!

[@JupiterThunder]

Well done James. At your age. At my age. Young man.

[@MCNOISE666]

😂

[@MikeSmith-go8wk]

Come on Reform!!! Well done 👏

[@RhonaPhythian]

Wonderful news another nail in the uniparties coffin

[@nicholasgerrish6022]

Well, for that matter, who the Hell are so many of the new Labour Representatives? As to 5 MPs, we will remember how many people thought that Reform wouldn’t get any seats, and Nigel knows how to do the job. Herman Von Rompuy…….. Enough said!

[@deanosaur808]

Most said "not many" 8 less than 13 😂

[@kenpie474]

Nigel in the commons, the fox is in the hen house now. Can't wait for PMQ's 🇬🇧😊

[@kateleahmarie]

I was thinking the same thing. I can't wait for Starmer to be told he has the personality of a wet mop 😂

[@rolandsmith2141]

Ditto Nige is gonna wipe the floor starmer

[@chucky2316]

🎉🎉🎉party time

[@Megalocade]

​@@kateleahmarie And the appearance of a low grade bank clark.

[@noelfleming3567]

D circus begins 😂

[@llv5531]

Nigel👍

[@Jack-fs2im]

Hooray love Reform

[@joancostard7643]

I became a member this morning. Well done James. Ben should definitely be in Parliament. ❤❤

[@kenpie474]

Ben and Doc David Bull. Mr Habib is a great humble man, he'd be a great MP.🇬🇧

[@SaltimusMaximus]

UKIP needs to stand down

[@AlanBoddy-fl2qp]

FARAGE at large leading the charge 🇬🇧🙏 Congratulations NIGE et al. Foot in the Parliamentary door. Now build for 2029 GO YOU GOOD THINGS!!!! 🇬🇧🙏🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👏🇬🇧🥰

[@iandawe948]

The charge of 5 seats 🤣🤣🤣 by 2029 he will be back in with his tory mates

[@deanosaur808]

He'll be wanting to appear on celebrity love island before then 🤣🤣🤣

[@kenpie474]

Beerstarma will be PM for two years then ousted by Sadiq Khan, thank god Nigel's in the room🇬🇧😊👌🥳

[@AlanBoddy-fl2qp]

@@kenpie474 That s/be SAD....I.Q Deport Deport Deport!ASAP

[@chucky2316]

Thank you james and well done from a reform voter devon

[@almira565]

I think Reform will grow very quickly.

[@deanosaur808]

Yeah, like a fungus 😅😅😅

[@helen69ize]

S.Basildon and E Thurrock where i voted wanted Reform even if bad Loser Labour didn't like the result and called for a recount. The answer was still the same. Reform won fair and square

[@kaxar6954]

I think the media will try and stitch this new MP up. He should be very selective in who he gives interviews to.

[@selesius4591]

Soon to become the famous 5 mind you Nigel is worth 20 labour MPs.

[@lancelongfield5550]

well said

[@michaelsrowland]

20 ? You mean all the labour mp s

[@jordanwalsh9097]

Farage is a snake oil salesman and anyone who didn't figure that out after his Brexit lies really shouldn't be allowed out unaccompanied

[@deanosaur808]

Yeah, he's a lot richer since coming back from the jungle 😂

[@pershorefoodbanktrusselltr3632]

4.2 million votes, second place in 100 constituency’s and 5 MPs… not bad for a three year old party and 4 weeks campaigning for a snap election!

[@sueo7834]

The 5th Avenger on the dream team..Yaaaay! 💃💃💃🥰🥰😃😃🍾🥂

[@DCDPM]

How sad are you! Avenger 🤣

[@nogoods3511]

💪💪😎😎

[@iandawe948]

Imagine getting excited about 5 seats ffs talk about easily pleased

[@sueo7834]

@@iandawe948 From little acorns 😃

[@MikeP-of4ng]

Nigel will severely embarrass starmer in Parliament.

[@ragnarjakobsen7722]

Up the ReformUK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧

[@bigdaveo397]

Excellent result

[@noelfleming3567]

Now d people have to keep reform to their word let d public see they mean business sadly promises are made to be broken especially in politics

[@homewithemma42]

Keep the long term Reform thing going. We need to all put the work in 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@MrsKeane26]

Reform..👍

[@b_tuber-ti8ep]

27th JULY, TRAFALGAR SQUARE🙂

[@dougkomonkeyboy8020]

get in lads what a lovely win

[@jamesholland2519]

What a result for this guy. He literally beat the establishment on his own.

[@carltaylor6452]

It's not just Reform's elected MPs, but also all the constituencies where they came a reasonably close second that they have to build on.

[@UnhappyCamper-dj2fi]

I could not vote for Labour as they always turn into fiscal disaster nor could I vote for the Tories who let the entire country down with simple stupidity. Reform now has a voice in Parliament and it will be loud. They will be a threat to both Starmer and whoever replaces Sunak.

[@lesleywilbourne7823]

What a crass election system we have though when Reform got that huge percentage of votes and it ends up with just 5 MPs! Trouble is Labour aren’t going to change the system, are they?

[@michaelsrowland]

Its up to the people. We can protest in london like the palestinians

[@chucky2316]

They may be forced into changing

[@user-je6jl6ct2e]

I've just finished work it's Friday

[@killerkriegsman85]

Congratulations the famous 5

[@dougkomonkeyboy8020]

we nearly won in another 98 constituencies what a great result 🥳

[@davidmoran7270]

Fifth reform ,Fifth column!

[@chrisprior1225]

Well done, James McMerdoc. It sounds as though he is just what we need to represent us in parliament.

[@PeterJavea]

Low money in the bank and low salaries keeps sincerity in, and "the rats" out...

[@djsimonrossprice9400]

As a farmer i know ALL ABOUT planting seeds... Believe me the seeds have been sown....

[@mariacottle3355]

We love you Nigel ❤❤❤❤❤

[@iandawe948]

So does putin by all accounts

[@peterhowardfarrell8062]

Well done to all our successful MP's, I voted for our local candidate who unfortunately came third in the election. We are now saddled for the next 5 years with the first ever, in Southport, Labour MP. That will be the end of our Pier then as Sefton Council (why we come under them I do not know, we have a Preston postcode PR) only spend our Poll tax on areas South of Hightown.

[@waynetyson7126]

Get on your knee starmer the real people are coming. ❤

[@veronicalee3862]

Well done Reform. Forward you go.

[@michaeld633]

Entirely unbiased reporting from the partner of The Reform party chairman ! The same Richard Tice mentioned in the report but spookily no acknowledgment of thier relationship! Well I never this is truly the stuff of Woodward and Bernstein! Well done Izzy you hold them to account !! 😊 😊

[@BunnyUK]

Onwards and Upwards 🇬🇧